Linfield offers a variety of opportunities for intensive study during an accelerated January Term. These include 4-week courses on the McMinnville campus, 4-week off-campus courses, and 5-week online classes. January Term is designed to foster global awareness, develop insights into major issues of our time, and deepen understanding of American society. It offers participants unique opportunities for innovative learning experiences beyond the standard curriculum as well as courses that count for the Linfield Curriculum requirements and majors.

During January Term, students concentrate on a single academic course of 2-5 credits. Paracurricular courses may also be taken, up to a maximum of 5 credits for the term.

McMinnville and Portland campus students may not begin their Linfield studies during January Term.

MCMINNVILLE ON-CAMPUS

The January Term on campus offers opportunities for students to explore the university’s curriculum, engage in career development and internships, take one-time special topics courses, and/or take a course in the Linfield Curriculum or in their major department. Intensive courses are offered that typically meet four or five days a week so that students can complete one full semester course over the period of four weeks.

Because of its structure, students have more focused time with faculty and fellow students, as well as a chance to take a course that helps make progress toward degree completion or to explore a topic in a course that they otherwise might not take.

The university hosts an array of events, workshops and lectures during the January Term. There is no additional cost to participate in these events. The campus community is lively, with about half of all students on campus.

OFF-CAMPUS COURSE OPPORTUNITIES

January Term off-campus courses offer a compressed introduction to cultures beyond the Linfield campus. These four-week long classes foster global awareness, develop insights into major issues of our time, and deepen understanding of American society. Because they provide innovative, hands-on learning opportunities where classroom discoveries assume real-world immediacy, many departments regularly offer such courses. For more information and a list of offerings, please refer to the International Programs section.

ONLINE COURSE OPPORTUNITIES

An option for students is to take a Linfield course online offered through Online and Continuing Education (OCE). Courses offered through OCE are 5 weeks in duration.